Angalakuduru

Angalakuduru
అంగలకుదురు
Village

An area in Angalakuduru
Angalakuduru

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°14′21″N 80°36′42″E / 16.23917°N 80.61167°E / 16.23917; 80.61167Coordinates: 16°14′21″N 80°36′42″E / 16.23917°N 80.61167°E / 16.23917; 80.61167
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Area[1]
 • Total 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 11 m (36 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 9,920
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Angalakuduru is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division.[4][1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, Angalakuduru had a population of 9,920. The total population constitute, 4,819 males and 5,101 females —a sex ratio of 1059 females per 1000 males. 803 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 402 are boys and 401 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 77.75% with 7,088 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[3][5]

Government and politics

Civic administration

Angalakuduru gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[6] The panchayat has a total of 20 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member.[7] The elected members of the gram panchayat is headed by a sarpanch.[8] U.Bhavani is the sarpanch of the panchayat.[7]

Economy

Agricultural fields at Angalakuduru

Agriculture is the main occupation of the village and the main crops been cultivated are paddy, maize, black gram etc.[9] Apart from it, there exists some small occupations such as weaving baskets, bags, mats etc., from water hyacinth.[10]

Transport

APSRTC operates buses from NTR bus station on Guntur-Tenali road, which passes through Angalakuduru.[11] Angalakuduru railway station is an F–category station on Guntur–Tenali section and is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[12]

Education

Zilla Parishad High School is a Zilla Parishad funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,408. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Elevation for Angalakuduru". Veloroutes. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Angalakuduru Village Panchayat". National Panchayat Portal. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Elected Representatives". National Panchayat Portal. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1990-01-01). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170992271.
  9. ↑ Susarla, Ramesh (17 December 2009). "Tenant farmers in Guntur district the worst-affected". Guntur: The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Samuel, Jonathan (25 August 2015). "Making the most out of water weed". Tenali: The Hindu. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 11. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "List of High Schools" (PDF). Sakshi Education. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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